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Penguin Exhibit at Amersfoort, 01/06/12

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With Humboldt Penguins.
With Black-footed Penguins.
 
Penguins on grass? Now I'm in a state of shock!
What's wrong with the tried and tested "cement and pebbles" approach? :p
 
Penguins on grass? Now I'm in a state of shock!
What's wrong with the tried and tested "cement and pebbles" approach? :p

Exactly my thoughts!
 
With Humboldt Penguins.

Looking at the picture and thinking 'hang on, that doesn't seem right' and then checking through zootierliste to try and confirm if my ID'ing skills were up to much, I would say that these are in fact African black-footed [Jackass] penguins :)
 
Looking at the picture and thinking 'hang on, that doesn't seem right' and then checking through zootierliste to try and confirm if my ID'ing skills were up to much, I would say that these are in fact African black-footed [Jackass] penguins :)

Good spot! Got a bit over-used to Humboldts lately! Yes, they're Black-footeds. :)
 
Good spot! Got a bit over-used to Humboldts lately! Yes, they're Black-footeds. :)

Thanks, I know how it feels to be inundated with Humboldts that all penguins merge into one, but occasionally we do have a break from them :p

I still say that rockhoppers should be the common penguin species, but then again I'd like to see little, Fiordland, emperor and king be the other 4 in that top 5 species in Europe :p
 
Thanks, I know how it feels to be inundated with Humboldts that all penguins merge into one, but occasionally we do have a break from them :p

I still say that rockhoppers should be the common penguin species, but then again I'd like to see little, Fiordland, emperor and king be the other 4 in that top 5 species in Europe :p

Ah, but which Rockhopper species? ;)

(Kings and Rockhoppers (as a whole) are 4th and 5th most regularly-exhibited penguins in Europe by my reckoning - after Humboldt, Black-footed, Gentoo)
 
Ah, but which Rockhopper species? ;)

(Kings and Rockhoppers (as a whole) are 4th and 5th most regularly-exhibited penguins in Europe by my reckoning - after Humboldt, Black-footed, Gentoo)

Northern anyday :p Just looked down zootierliste out of interest and I'm amazed that far more places hold king than I first thought - same with rockhoppers but thought that was a UK rarity with plenty in Europe.

Just remembered, I would probably exchange King on my top 5 penguins for either Galapagos or chinstrap :)
 
You know it's funny, where I am, I've never seen a Humboldt Penguin, but I have seen loads of Black-Footed.
 

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